*Official* 2022 New Zealand Tour of England, Ireland, Scotland & Netherlands

[Fuller Pilch]

Another 50 partnership between these two. Needs to be a 200 run partnership though.

 

[kevinw]

There's an interesting sub-plot going on here about who will be England's 3rd seamer against India if Anderson and broad are both fit. Potts the better bowler, but Overton a genuine option at number 8.

Joverton is an option at eight. On the other hand, his bowling suggests he'd be about the tenth pick.

 

[Bahnz]

I know England got Blundell out once in this series with leg theory, but I really think it’s a much lower percentage option v him than channel bowling.

 

[Chewie]

Seems a difficult task to judge what a like for like replacement is. In the match situation (NZ 5 wickets down - no amazing spin to keep to) Billings would seem more likely to succeed with the bat than Foakes - being a batter who keeps.

Don't they name who the replacements would be for each player prior to the game starting?

 

[Bahnz]

Haha, Mitchell would’ve struggled to get bat on that one if he was standing on Blundell’s shoulders.

 

[straw man]

amazing reverse sweep

 

[Preed]

Once again tailender partnership holding us up .we are the worst in world for letting a tail Enders hold us up.We really do need a genuine fast bowler and a class spinner

 

[Meridio]

omfg

 

[straw man]

Once again tailender partnership holding us up .we are the worst in world for letting a tail Enders hold us up.We really do need a genuine fast bowler and a class spinner

this isn't the tail

 

[kevinw]

Before this series how did teams actually get this pair out because I'm out of ideas. They'll only get themselves out tbh.

 

[Meridio]

This has been a thoroughly normal morning of Test cricket so far. I now fully expect someone to get out playing a reverse drive to a Jonny Bairstow bouncer, caught off the back of the bat at silly point

 

[Flem274*]

I know England got Blundell out once in this series with leg theory, but I really think it’s a much lower percentage option v him than channel bowling.

Yeah just get him bowled/lbw (though touch wood he has made more effort to get forward since India)

 

[social]

Mitchell is the Kiwi Voges

 

[BoyBrumby]

Mitchell is the Kiwi Voges

TBF Voges really sh@t the bed in England.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Before this series how did teams actually get this pair out because I'm out of ideas. They'll only get themselves out tbh.

Blundell really really struggled with the bat in India last year - 4 innings, 23 runs at 5.75. Kept poorly too and place was in jeopardy until he scored 96 vs SA.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Mitchell is the Kiwi Voges

Hopefully more like the Kiwi Hussey

 

[Flem274*]

Before this series how did teams actually get this pair out because I'm out of ideas. They'll only get themselves out tbh.

Pitch it up for both. England I've noticed seem to really like the short ball pissing contest to them, and these guys love the pull shot almost to the detriment of their front foot game (Blundell especially)

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Root extracted a bit of extra bounce on that one...half a chance. The pitch is starting to do something, after getting poked for so long.

 

[social]

Hopefully more like the Kiwi Hussey

Hussey averaged had scored about 10k fc runs at 50 prior to his debut so his success wasn’t really a surprise

 

[Bahnz]

Before this series how did teams actually get this pair out because I'm out of ideas. They'll only get themselves out tbh.

As you can see here Mitchell looks pretty fragile when the ball’s turning. If I were Stokes I’d just keep these two going until lunch and only bother with the new ball if they’re still there after the break.